I remember the event very well at the time!
Vancouver (WA) and Portland (OR) could have suffered badly if it had blown out to the SW!
Its amazing just how much of the surrounding countryside was devastated by the blast!
Take a trip to Mt. Saint Helens with some of my Motorcycle Chums...>>>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpj800ubPV8 One of the riders lives near Toledo (WA), a few Miles from the Mountain. The other loves near Portland (OR).
A fun place to tour in the Flight Sim.
Paul....
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